Mary Mills Coxe House is a historic home located near Hendersonville,

Henderson County, North Carolina Henderson County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 116,281. Its county seat is Hendersonville. Henderson County is part of the Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area. Hi ...

. Built about 1911, the house is a -story,

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style frame dwelling with a

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finish. It has a two-level side-gabled roof, a pedimented front dormer, and a rear gable ell. It features a one-story hip-roofed wraparound porch and

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. Also on the property is a non-contributing art studio building associated with the Flat Rock School of Art. In 1993 and 1994, the house was renovated for use as offices. It was listed on the

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in 1994.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Colonial Revival architecture in North Carolina Houses completed in 1911 Houses in Henderson County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Henderson County, North Carolina Hendersonville, North Carolina {{HendersonCountyNC-NRHP-stub